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12.29.2012

Robert Stanek: Hi, readers and authors. Welcome to ‘Twas the
Nights of the New Year’ and the Great Holiday Indie Author Meet and Greet Post!

The holidays are a wonderful time of year. A time to
reconnect with family and friends. A time to rekindle hope and love. A time
to cherish what matters most. But the holidays also can be a busy time. A
time when it’s hard to slow down and catch a breath.

This holiday, I decided to do something different. To breathe. To catch a breath. On
Facebook, I invited authors to introduce themselves and/or share by posting about
their works as part of a holiday get-together. The result follows. Read on to learn
about many authors and many books, from new voices awaiting discovery to the
well-established, all giving a holiday shout out as part of the meet and greet.

Robert Stanek: I’ll get things going by introducing myself. I'm Robert Stanek. I
founded Go Indie (http://goindie.reagentpress.com/) in 2007 and that effort grew
into the Go Indie and Free Today groups on Facebook as well as the Read Indies
blog (http://readindies.blogspot.com/). When I began writing stories in the 4th
grade, I had no idea that 35 years later I'd be celebrating the upcoming
publication of my 150th book or that millions would have read those books. My official
#150 is the upcoming book from Microsoft Press that I just finished. That
little book, weighing in at 1580 pages and 654,000 words, is called Windows
Server 2012 Inside Out.

Warren Martin: Hello Everyone, I’m a little older buy new to
the writing scene. I had served 21 years in the Army and then ten plus in
business and business ownership. I jokingly tell people I don’t know what I
want to do when I grow up since it always seems like I’m doing something. A few
years ago I started writing, learning as I go while at the same time working on
school going after a PhD – so staying busy. I self-published my first book
earlier this year, “Forgotten Soldiers” and yesterday was surprised with a
package notifying me that my book was a finalist for Historical Fiction in the
Star And Flags Book awards, so an early Christmas present. I plan to keep
writing as a hobby I love to do and also transition into teaching – unless of course
Hollywood calls, but even if that happened, I’d probably still want to write
and teach.

Wendy Jones: I'm Wendy Jones and I come from an academic
background so have published in academic textbooks and journals. I have just
finished my first novel and I am currently editing it. It is a murder mystery
set in Dundee, Scotland where I live. It will be the first in a series about
the CID in Dundee headed up by DI Shona McLeod so the series will be called The
DI Shona McLeod Mysteries.

Marilyn Holdsworth: I'm an author of two books. My third,
Making Wishes will be published in January. Womens literature.

Debbie Brown: Debbie Brown! I run the English Historical
Fiction Authors (multiauthor's blog) and the FB group by the same name. I write
sweet Victorian suspense/romance books, one of which is published and free
today on Kindle and Audible.

Marquita Herald: Marquita (Marty) Herald - I'm an award
winning blogger, and I have published 4 books on the art of living life by
design. I live in Maui, Hawaii. I jumped from a successful career in sales and
marketing into coaching new entrepeneurs, and eventually realized I could help
many more people through my blog and my books. Nice to meet you all!

Scott Nicholson: Scott, organic gardener and libertarian
taoist. ;-)

M.j. Kane: Hi! I'm M.J., stay-at-home-mom turned Amazon
Bestseller of Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, and Interracial Romance.
My debut novel, A Heart Not Easily Broken, Book one of The Butterfly Memoirs
was published in September 2012. Book two, Jaded, will be published March 2013.
See what happens when your home all day with an over-active imagination! You
find a way to make it work! Happy Holidays!!

Alan Tucker: Greetings and Happy Holidays! I began publishing
YA Fantasy/Adventure books in 2010 and just released my fourth book in
November, a new SciFi/Adventure, called Knot in Time. My writing and marketing
skills are still very much a work in progress and I hope to meet many more
wonderful Indies here! http://www.facebook.com/TuckerAuthor

Kelly Preston: Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New
Year to everyone. I am Kelly Preston, co-author of Real Dogs Don't Whisper
(www.realdogsdontwhisper.com); my partner in crime is Mr MaGoo. He would stop
to introduce himself, I took away his iPaw as he has been "naughty"
LOL Our book is about giving those with special needs, a chance, a second
chance.

About miracles that occur when your heart opens up and
allows these angels from God to enter into your life. This book has been based
on my life, the life lessons I have discovered along the way with four special
need dogs and my late brother with Downs Syndrome.

S.w. Frank: Greetings, i am the author of the multicultural
romance, drama series Alfonzo. An infusion of urban literature is often found
in my stories to give spice and earthiness to the read. http://1swfrank.wix.com/authorswfrank

Jill James: Hello, I've been indie for just over a year. I
have 3 novellas, bundled, and made them trade paper too. I have 1 full-length
novel, paranormal romantic suspense, in eBook and print. Happy Holidays
everyone!!

Lisa Bilbrey: Hello, I'm Lisa, an author, editor, Public
relations manager, and co-owner of a small publishing house with big dreams! I
have 5 books out so far.

Author Qwantu Amaru: I'm Author Qwantu Amaru, author of One
Blood, a bestselling award-winning novel about a supernatural curse tormenting
a group of people unaware of their hidden connections.

Brian Bigelow: Hello, I'm Brian Bigelow. An author living in
Colorado and I presently write horror. I hope everyone has a great holiday,
warm wishes to you all.

Zoe Brooks: Hello, I'm Zoe Brooks. I've been an indie author
since March last year. I've got three novels out on amazon - Girl in the Glass,
Love of Shadows and Mother of Wolves. I have a blogsite about magic realism (http://magic-realism-books.blogspot.com)
and produce an online newspaper featuring the best on the web
(http://www.womens-fiction.net)

Andrew McAllister: I am the Assistant Dean of the Faculty of
Computer Science at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New
Brunswick, Canada. I'm a father of three, and I write both fiction and
non-fiction. My current project is a non-fiction title - relationship
self-help, based partly on my relationship advice blog To Love, Honor, and Dismay.

Karen Docter: I've been in the writing biz for over twenty
years, mostly aiming my sights on traditional publishing. A series of health
issues sidelined me for several years but when I came out the other side, I
found a whole new world of Indie publishing and the surety that life was too
short to keep beating my head against a wall. I went Indie with my first romantic
comedy in February of this year, followed by a novella. In addition to writing romantic
comedy, I'm launching a romantic suspense series beginning next year. blog 5
days a week, three of those days highlighting other authors' books. To find out
more about me, www.karendocter.com.

Diana J Febry: Hi, I'm a very new writer. My first two novels
were published in 2012 and third is due to be published in January. All with
Wingsepress. I'm learning as I go along. The first novel was a detective crime,
the second - I honestly haven't a clue (one neighbour tries to blackmail
another and it goes very wrong) and the third is probably women's lit. Looking
forward to making new friends here.

Adrienne Thompson: I am a divorced mother of three,
grandmother of one, former RN, current full-time writer. In the last 2 years
I've self-published 5 books, all of which have appeared on Amazon best-sellers
lists. I love music and pop culture and Marilyn Monroe http://adriennethompsonwrites.webs.com

M.j. Kane: A HEART NOT EASILY BROKEN, BOOK ONE of the
BUTTERFLY MEMOIRS and AMAZON BESTSELLER!!! Read the BOOK REVIEWS, check out the FREE SAMPLE CHAPTERS,
then BUY it for KINDLE, NOOK, iBOOK, or SMASHWORDS for $3.99, or find it in
PAPERBACK….all from just ONE CLICK!!!

Zoe Brooks: Set in an unspecified time and land this
Cinderella story for adults there is no fairy godmother and no handsome prince,
just a girl of spirit and her strange companion.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007IROBEE

Kelly Preston: "Anyone who has ever loved a pet will
want to read this one, but more than that it's a story that reminds us of
second chances and unconditional love. On a scale of one to five this book
deserves at least a ten because it's just that good! I would love to read more
from this author! Highly recommended." 50% off with promo code: JW67FYL5
http://goo.gl/xuW8H

Real Dogs Don't Whisper: Life lessons from a larger than
life dog - and his owner!

Joseph Rinaldo: Did Mormons, directed by Brigham Young,
slaughter 150 Arkansans in Utah Territory in 1857? Arkansans who were doing
nothing more than trying to reach California to start a new life. A slaughter
of men, women, and children, the theft of all their wagons, clothing, gold,
supplies, animals - a slaughter that made Brigham Young even richer? Or was it
really Paiute Indians, as the Mormons claimed, even though historians have
declared that Paiutes were a peaceful people AND they owned no guns - all the
dead were murdered by gunshots! Read A MORMON MASSACRE and decide for yourself
who is covering up one of the worst mass murders in American history! A MORMON
MASSACRE on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/A-MORMON-MASSACRE-ebook/dp/B008R26S18.

Jill James: He is Mr. By-The-Book. She has an attitude
problem. Together, they just might catch a killer virus before it becomes an
Extinction Level Event. Dangerous Shift http://tinyurl.com/dangerousshift-amz
in eBook and print.

He was determined to prove to the world that his family
wasn’t crazy… That HE wasn’t crazy.It was working…Until he made one mistake…That would change his life forever…And force him to question his own sanity.Something was missing from her life…Doing a friend a favor…And pretending to be someone else for a day seemed like a
good idea at the time.Then she finds a warning note…From hundreds of years BEFORE she was born.And then if that wasn’t bad enough…

She met HIM…

TWICE!

For centuries a force has kept them apart…

But, will Love be enough to finally keep them together…Or will history repeat?

Patrice Fitzgerald: Merry Holidays! RUNNING is free Christmas
Eve and Christmas Day... you can grab it via Amazon Kindle in the U.S., Canada,
the U.K., France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Japan... have I forgotten
anywhere? Oh, and India! An election season full of suspense, action, romance,
laughs, and a little sex. Two women running for President of the United States.
Enjoy, and pass it on! http://amzn.to/RUNNINGnovel

Karl Jones: This is possibly going to be my last major
promotion effort for the year so here it is.

Give the gift that keeps on giving this Christmas,
literature.

Buying a copy of Shattered will not only entertain your
friends and family, it will give me a merry Christmas, so please, be kind and
give everyone a wonderful present.

Murdered teens, incompetent police, vigilante parents. Stuck in the middle is Donna Harp, the young constable
determined to bring an end to the murders tearing her village apart, even if it
costs her her job.

Bailey inherits her grandfather’s business, Maid For You,
but cleaning up dead body parts wasn’t part of the job description. Bailey
hopes to wipe out crime with the help of Nate, her computer hacker assistant,
despite protests of their involvement in the case from Detective Max
Wellington.

When Bailey catches the culprits arranging to dispose of
another body, she's out to help the two of them dig their own grave and if
she’s lucky, Detective Max Wellington will keep them from arranging her
funeral.

Maid for Murder is a trilogy that begins with Deadly
Business. The story continues throughout the trilogy as Bailey uncovers
deception, corruption and a few secrets that may forever change her life. As
the threads of deceit unravel, the murders begin to break out like a case of
Bubonic Plague.

Bailey is a Christian, struggling to keep on the path she
knows is right, fighting the temptation of the hunky Detective Max Wellington
who would like nothing more than to take her into protective custody, for more
than just interfering in police business.

Lisa Bilbrey: Did you get at the new Kindle Fire for
Christmas? Maybe a new Nook or iPad? Even a Kobo e-reader? Looking for some
great reads to add on to them? Well, look no further! Renaissance Romance
Publishing is having an after Christmas Sale on all of our books on Smashwords.
Use the coupon code listed on our blog that goes with each book and enjoy!
http://renaissanceromancepublishing.blogspot.com/2012/12/after-christmas-sale.html

Morgann Roddy: I don't do well at my own promotion, so I
teamed up with twenty-some odd other authors, instead. Help me get the word out
about ALL of these wonderful stories, priced (some starting today) at only
$0.99! You see, I helped to run a Forty Books For A Buck Each promotion about a
week ago, and it was wildly successful. There are new authors on the list this
time, along with previous participants, and EVERY BOOK will be (or already is,
in the case of mine and a few others') priced at only $0.99. http://mo8832.wix.com/undiscloseddesires#!home/mainPage
PLEASE check it out and spread the word for me, as you know I will do the same
for you. THANK YOU, and I hope your holiday is warm, bright, and full of love.

Undisclosed Desire - A Novel Website by M. Peters | Wix.com

mo8832.wix.com

The home of my first novel and of exciting news, excerpts
and other tidbits about my next writing adventures!

Andrew McAllister: In honor of the season, I'd like to give
away a free e-book copy of Unauthorized Access. Here's the deal - If you have
an e-reader or tablet (maybe even a new one you received for Christmas - yay!),
leave a comment saying what kind of device you have. Tomorrow I'll put all the
respondent's names into a hat, pick one out, and send off the appropriate file
format to the winner. Happy Boxing Day everyone!

Margarita Felices: GOT ONE OF THESE STORIES ON YOUR KINDLE?
EACH ONE IS DIFFERENT AND SURE TO KEEP YOU ENTERTAINED.

DeEtte Beckstead Anderton: No more rights, no traditions,
new rules. Will the Overseer win the showdown on the mountain? Find out in
Victory. Now just 99 cents through Dec. 28th. http://tinyurl.com/c3tel2c

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